Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
As the observance of divine institutions is the cause of the greatness of republics, so the disregard of them produces their ruin; for where the fear of God is wanting, there the country will come to ruin, unless it be sustained the fear of the prince, which temporarily supply the want of religion.
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'Fargo' is one of my favorite movies.
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For the entirety of my career, I have taken the fights that no one wanted because I fear no man.
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You spend so much to buy these media net stories or full page ads to build perception... you can rather save this money and put it in the making or marketing of the film.
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The eyes are the windows of your soul, and when you're acting, they're one of your most important instruments. Especially for close-ups!
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What the event will be like, being part of the Olympics and being in London, is too much to think about. You've no control over those things, so in a way, it's wasted energy to think of them.
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Casi no he tocado el barro y soy de barro.
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Desire can attain the darkest human terror and give an actual ideal of hell and its horror.
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There should be an international lunar base. That is certainly doable.
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How do you gag the voice in your head that says, 'You don't have to [do it] today. There's always tomorrow.'?
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If you check back through human history, you will find that three things, more than any others, have produced social transformation: violence, knowledge and wealth - and the greatest of these is wealth!
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Surround yourself only with those who lift you higher.
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Some people aren't sure what to make of it.
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Always remember, joy is not incidental to spiritual quest. It is vital.
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The Persian's mind, like his illuminated manuscripts, does not deal in perspective: two thousand years, if he happens to know anything about them, are as exciting as the day before yesterday.
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I believe God rules all by his divine providence and that the stars by his permission are instruments.
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The Greeks understood perfectly that if there were divine beings they are capricious, unkind, malicious mostly, temperamental, envious and mostly deeply unpleasant because that you can say well yes, all right, if there is going to be god or gods then you have to admit that they're very at the very least capricious. They're certainly not consistent. They're certainly not all loving.
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The United States were a 35-year-old man, I think he'd be in a mental institution. Violent tendencies - delusions of grandeur - medicate heavily.
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Arrogance and snobbism live in adjoining rooms and use a common currency.
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As the observance of divine institutions is the cause of the greatness of republics, so the disregard of them produces their ruin; for where the fear of God is wanting, there the country will come to ruin, unless it be sustained the fear of the prince, which temporarily supply the want of religion.
